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Attend this workshop and• Find out how to lead in a connected and collaborative fashion • Learn how to best mentor and coach your people to create superstars and deliver results• Instill pride, accountability, excellence and enthusiasm that will energize and engage your team • Unlock your people’s potential and hidden talents to gain better performance from individuals and teams • Create a culture of collaboration, innovation and achievement to meet and exceed stakeholder expectations • Discover how to best lead people from different cultural backgrounds to get improved performance and happy employees

13 – 14 June 2012Amwaj Rotana

Jumeirah Beach Residence Dubai, UAE

DEVELOPING LEADERSHIP AGILITY IN THE GCC

WORKSHOPEffectively leading for growth and developing the next generation of leaders amidst uncertainty

Who Should Attend:• General Managers

• Directors

• Senior Managers

• Department Heads

• Divisional Directors

• Heads of Functions and Experienced Managers

• Learning & Development Directors and Managers who are responsible for leadership development in your organisation

Workshop Introduction: The latest research strongly emphasizes that effective leadership trumps sound processes, and is absolutely crucial to an organization’s ability to meet and exceed its goals in the volatile and unpredictable environment we operate in today. You need to delve deep into the leadership challenges you face as a senior manager in your organisation to find out how you can lead your team and those around you effectively to achieve and exceed your organisational goals.

This workshop has been developed with industry professionals to go deep into addressing the major challenges to leadership you are facing or are likely to face. It will provide a highly focused and interactive environment in which you can jointly develop a detailed implementation framework with your peers, which will include an action plan, applicable models and solutions to the challenges you will face as a leader. These will be collated into a workshop report which will include all presentations, recommendations and discussion summaries that you can take back to your organisation and be able to apply right away.

Workshop Timings: The course will take place from 9:00am to 5:00pm on Wednesday, 13 June and Thursday, 14 June.

Registration will commence at 8.00am on the first day and lunch will be served at 12.30pm.

13 – 14 June 2012 • Amwaj Rotana, Jumeirah Beach Residence, Dubai, UAE

800 2212 +971 2 586 0256 [email protected] www.aimevents.net/dla

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Develop a practical implementation framework that will enable you to: • Develop yourself and gain the leadership skills you need to achieve and exceed your goals

• Overcome the biggest leadership challenges you are facing in a increasingly complex and connected world

• Engage individuals, teams and the organisation effectively as a leader

• Create the right culture to foster exceptional performance

• Become a better coach and mentor and develop talented people in your organization

• Inspire and energize your team to drive superior performance and more value

• Learn how to lead talented people and retain them in your organisation

Discussion Leaders

Advisory Committee Members

H.E. Omar BamadhafChief Corporate Support

Services OfficerTechnology Development

Committee

Jeremy FosterHead of Marketing,

Government & Industry RelationsEricsson

Abdulla Al MadaniCEO Technical Support Services

Road and Transport Authority

Dr. Gene CrozierDirector, Executive Development

Abu Dhabi University Knowledge Group

Chris PerryGeneral Manager

Wild Wadi Waterpark

Jane LeeManager Performance Management & Career

DevelopmentDUBAL

Paul VellaSenior Organizational Psychologist

Abu Dhabi University Knowledge Group

Richard BolyDirector, e-Diplomacy

US State Department

Wayne DaviesHR Director, Middle East, North Africa and Turkey

General Electric

Bassem Berbari Executive Director

Emerging Markets Leadership Center


08:00 – 08:50 Registration and coffee

08:50 – 09:00 Introductions and ice breakers

09:00 – 10:30 Meeting the dynamic leadership challenges facing organisations

Understanding effective leadership from a national perspective H.E. Omar Bamadhaf, Chief Corporate Services Officer, Technology Development Committee, UAE

Examining the role of leadership for overcoming tremendous obstacles for success Abdulla Al Madani, CEO Technical Support Services, Road and Transport Authority, UAE

Defining rapid growth leadership in emerging markets Bassem Berbari, Executive Director, Emerging Markets Leadership Centre (EMLC), UAE

Showcase discussion points include: • Examine global and regional leadership

trends and challenges • Understand how self-awareness, value

and direction contribute to more effective leadership

• Understand how the local culture impacts affects leadership in the region

• Match your leadership style to a fast-moving, complex and technology enabled working environment

• Become aware of when and how to use command and control in the age of connect and collaborate

• Guide different groups of people to work together and deliver on business goals

• Gain a insight into how leadership directly contributes to growth and value creation

• Maintain strategic focus while resolving day to day challenges

• Realize the importance of investing in your people and creating tomorrow’s leaders for your organisation

• Set your priorities for change management right and know where and when to outsource

10:30 – 11:00 Morning break and refreshments

11:00 – 12:30 Solutions and Recommendations

This session will break the workshop participants into task-groups that will engage in developing specific frameworks and solutions to the biggest leadership challenges you face in your organisation through a structured interactive discussion.

12:30 – 13:30 Networking lunch

13:30 – 15:00 Leading teams and individuals effectively as their leader

What your team really needs from its Leader! Chris Perry, General Manager, Wild Wadi Waterpark, UAE

Engaging individuals and building emotional intelligence effectively within the team Paul Vella, Senior Organisational Psychologist, Abu Dhabi University Knowledge Group, UAE

Day One - Wednesday, 13 June 2012


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Showcase discussion points include: • Find out what leaders are currently doing

that inhibit teams from achieving their maximum potential

• Understand what motivates people and how to manage and lead effectively on an individual and team levels

• Getting teams to think for themselves and supporting them in the right manner

• Develop an internal customer service culture in your team to remove silo mentalities and encourage cross-functional collaboration

• Instill pride and accountability, individual commitment and motivation in your team members

• Empower individuals to boost their performance and productivity

• Select a diverse team for improved performance

• Manage, develop and retain talented people in your team

• Bridge differences in teams and maximize collaboration

15:00 – 15:30 Afternoon break and refreshments


This session will break the workshop participants into task-groups that will engage in developing specific frameworks and solutions to the biggest team management and leadership issues you face in your organisation through a structured interactive discussion.

17:00 – 17:30 Concluding remarks and end of Day One

Developing Leadership Agility in the GCC Workshop13 – 14 June 2012 • Amwaj Rotana, Jumeirah Beach Residence, Dubai, UAE


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Day Two - Thursday, 14 June 2012

08:30 – 09:00 Morning networking coffee

09:00 – 10:30 Creating a high performance culture

Engaging middle management to drive change Richard Boly, Director, Office for e-Diplomacy, US State Department, USA

Combining GE’s leadership DNA with local cultural knowhow for superior results

Wayne Davies, HR Director, Middle East, North Africa and Turkey, General Electric, UAE

Dealing with the challenges of reality in the Gulf as a leader Dr. Gene Crozier, Director – Executive Development, Abu Dhabi University Knowledge Group, Director, BlessingWhite MENA, UAE

Showcase discussion points include: • Customize the best of Western

leadership models with local leadership styles to find the optimum balance

• Empower your team members and middle management by giving them the tools and ownership for exceptional performance

• Agree individual and team targets and managing performance

• Meet and exceed stakeholder needs and expectations of quality and speed

• Develop leaders as role models to set the standards, culture and behavior you wish to inspire your company to follow

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• Create a culture of entrepreneurship and a spirit of collaboration to create winning teams and increase your competitive advantage

• Develop female leaders to challenge assumptions increase diversity teams and attract top talent

• Reward high performers for both achievement and attitude and set the right examples to be followed

• Grow and nurture your managers and leaders to ‘lock in talent’ and increase commitment and engagement of your employees

10:30 – 11:00 Morning break and refreshments


This session will break the workshop participants into task-groups that will engage in developing specific frameworks and solutions to the biggest challenges to creating a high performance culture you face in your organisation through a structured interactive discussion.

12:30 – 13:30 Networking lunch

13:30 – 15:00 Coaching and mentoring as a leader

Meeting the challenges of successfully leading locals H.E. Omar Bamadhaf, Chief Corporate Services Officer, Technology Development Committee, UAE

Creating space for innovation and initiative across your organisation Jeremy Foster, Head of Marketing, Government & Industry Relations, Ericsson, UAE

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Developing the next generation of leaders at every level Jane Lee, Manager Performance Management & Career Development, Dubai Aluminium (DUBAL), UAE

Showcase discussion points include: • Understand how coach and mentor for

success and create superstars in your team

• Challenge mindsets and asserting positive influence around you as a leader

• Change behavior through effective coaching to achieve the desired results

• Recognize an individual’s abilities and hidden talents and fully exploiting them to maximize value

• Identify root causes of performance and social problems at work and counsel your employees to help overcome them

• Explore the do’s and don’t of the mentoring process

• Establish a culture of mentorship across the organisation

15:00 – 15:30 Afternoon break and refreshments


This session will break the workshop participants into task-groups that will engage in developing specific frameworks and solutions to become an effective coach and mentor as a leader through a structured interactive discussion.

17:00 – 17:10 Concluding remarks and end of day two

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Cancellation:If you are unable to attend, a substitute delegate will be welcome in your place. Registrations cancelled within 7 days of the event are subject to a fee of 50% administration charge. Registrations cancelled less than 7 days before the commencement of the event must be paid in full. Abu Dhabi University Knowledge Group will not be liable for refunds should visas not be obtained. Any refund will exclude any flight or hotel cancellation charges. By submitting your registration you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions in full.

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